Environment

Environment

How Nigerian startup Ecobarter turns waste to wealth

Plu Team -
For years, inadequate waste management has plagued Nigeria, posing a severe threat to both...
Climate

Nigerian bakeries fuelling deforestation and climate change, study says

Olawale Afolabi -
A new study by researchers from the UK and Nigeria has shed light on...
Climate

Central banks build AI tool to monitor climate risks

Oge Udegbunam -
The global body representing a group of central banks says it is testing an AI tool...
Environment

Reforestation project aims to restore 5 million hectares in Africa by 2030

Eric Ojo -
Regreening Africa Initiative, a reforestation programme, says it plans to restore 5 million hectares...
Climate

Electric bikes (or okada) are entering Nigeria. India offers key lessons

Olawale Afolabi -
The electric-bike startup Spiro is expanding into Nigeria and planning to entice motorbike taxi...
Environment

TotalEnergies defends AFCON sponsorship amid greenwashing accusations

Plu Team -
TotalEnergies has denied accusations of greenwashing after prominent African environmental activists criticized its sponsorship...
Environment

Environmental concerns surround TotalEnergies’ sponsorship of AFCON

Eric Ojo -
Top African environmental campaigners have raised concerns over TotalEnergies’ continued sponsorship of the continent’s...
Small Business

Nigeria estimates over 3 million small businesses lost due to climate change

Plu Team -
Nigeria has experienced a staggering loss of approximately 3 million small businesses over the...
Companies

Shell quits Nigeria onshore after 86 years

Oge Udegbunam -
Shell said on Tuesday that it has agreed to sell its Nigerian unit Shell...
Climate

2023 officially confirmed the hottest year on record

Olawale Afolabi -
Last year, 2023, officially dethroned 2016 as the hottest year on record, but scientists...
Climate

Explainer: What’s COP28? Here’s what you need to know

Anietie Umoren -
As the world grapples with the urgent need for climate action, the 28th Conference...
Climate

Nigeria ahead of China, others on investors’ bid for climate investing

Olawale Afolabi -
Some 95% of Nigerian retail investors are interested in investing in climate mitigation and...
Pollution

Win for Niger Delta communities as UK court allows case against Shell

Olawale Afolabi -
A UK high court has ruled that over 13,000 Nigerian fishermen can bring claims...
Environment

Nigeria deal to supply Germany more gas to cut flaring by much

Jane Kalu -
Nigerian and German companies on Tuesday signed two agreements in Berlin that include a...
Environment

South Africa blames Nigerians too for illegal mining

Olawale Afolabi -
Nigerians are amongst foreign nationals carrying out illegal mining in South Africa, the government...
Climate

Science says Nigeria faces more lightning risks. These tips can save lives

Jane Kalu -
Lightning strikes and deaths used to be relatively uncommon and not a major concern...
Climate

Inside the youth-led campaign that halted Ghana’s toxic coal project

Ini Ekott -
Chibeze Ezekiel understood the looming danger after the Ghanaian government announced the construction of a...
Pollution

Oil spill at Shell facility fouls Bayelsa community

Saviour Imukudo -
Residents of Peremabiri community in Bayelsa state's Southern Ijaw local government area say an...
Environment

Floods hit five communities in Delta state

Plu Team -
Floods have hit five riverine communities in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta...
Climate

IMF seeks more fuel subsidy cuts, says climate above consumer pain

Eric Ojo -
The International Monetary Fund is pushing for more fuel subsidy cuts, arguing that while...
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